Atlanta MSA gained around half a million jobs since 2010 (Sandy Springs: real estate, credit)

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by bu2

Sounds like inferiority complex so common in Atlanta...

...There's nothing wrong with 25% growth in Atlanta that you have to try to tear down other places...

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Huntsville_secede]

If i'm reading this right from December 2017 to December 2018, Atlanta added 69K jobs. Unemployment rate, which was above the national average, dropped from 4.1 to 3.6 during this time period.

https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeas...ry_atlanta.pdf

[NorthAtlanta]

Originally Posted by bu2

Sounds like inferiority complex so common in Atlanta. Riverside and Orlando have some pretty good jobs.

There's nothing wrong with 25% growth in Atlanta that you have to try to tear down other places. That's very, very good.

What inferiority complex?

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by NorthAtlanta

Here is the job growth among the top 10 MSAs. Atlanta came in at an impressive 5th place coming ahead of San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Denver which were supposed to be the happening markets in the last few years.

1. NYC MSA: +1,362,500 jobs
2. Los Angeles MSA: +923,100
3. Dallas MSA: +852,200
4. Houston MSA: +593,100
5. Atlanta MSA: +565,900
6. San Francisco MSA: +559,200
7. Miami MSA: +532,600
8. Washington DC MSA: +503,700
9. Phoenix MSA: +468,500
10. Chicago MSA: +451,800

Oh, so you mean this doom and gloom "Atlanta is dying" narrative is just a bunch of BS?

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Oh, so you mean this doom and gloom "Atlanta is dying" narrative is just a bunch of BS?

[brown_dog_us]

FEB 2010-FEB 2019 Percent Growth/State/Numerical Job Growth
+31.78% Utah +373,000
+26.96% Nevada +301,300
+25.08% Florida +1,789,200
+24.95% Idaho +149,900
+24.32% Colorado +537,800
+23.21% Texas +2,385,900
+22.12% Washington +624,000
+22.08% California +3,133,100
+20.03% Georgia +768,500
+21.96% Arizona +523,100

2010s Job Growth in US Metro Areas(MSA) With 1 Million+ Population

We talk a lot about how the politics of GA and job growth, but it's undeniable that the leadership in both parties has done a pretty good job of keeping GA growing.

[atler8]

Originally Posted by brown_dog_us

2010s Job Growth in US Metro Areas(MSA) With 1 Million+ Population

We talk a lot about how the politics of GA and job growth, but it's undeniable that the leadership in both parties has done a pretty good job of keeping GA growing.

A couple of things jump out at me via these state figures you provided us when they are compared to and put into context with the early on metro only job growth numbers list found in this thread.

1. The job growth situation in Georgia outside of metro Atlanta has been relatively poor and overall a comparative drag on the growth of the state economy & likely on it's population growth as well. That performance contrast seems to highlight the problem of what became popularly known in the 1990's as "The 2 Georgias".

2. The list of states here that are the strongest job growth performers in percentage terms is composed of "the usual suspects" save for one.

[NC2ATL60]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Oh, so you mean this doom and gloom "Atlanta is dying" narrative is just a bunch of BS?

Yep

[NorthAtlanta]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Oh, so you mean this doom and gloom "Atlanta is dying" narrative is just a bunch of BS?

yes sir..

[NorthAtlanta]

Originally Posted by atler8

A couple of things jump out at me via these state figures you provided us when they are compared to and put into context with the early on metro only job growth numbers list found in this thread.

1. The job growth situation in Georgia outside of metro Atlanta has been relatively poor and overall a comparative drag on the growth of the state economy & likely on it's population growth as well. That performance contrast seems to highlight the problem of what became popularly known in the 1990's as "The 2 Georgias".

2. The list of states here that are the strongest job growth performers in percentage terms is composed of "the usual suspects" save for one.

For #1, I think it is more of a nation wide trend. Rural areas losing jobs and population and urban areas growing..